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In reply to the discussion: "If the Democratic Party would fight as hard for the Working Class ..." [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)until half way through the first term of DLCer Clinton. New Deal Roosevelt and Fair Deal Truman combined held the Oval Office longer than did Reagan and Poppy combined. It happens. But we continued to have New Deals/Fair Deal Democrats until Clinton.
Once in office, Bubba lobbied hard for Poppy's NAFTA and the pro bankster laws that, combined, allowed the banksters to collapse the economy of several nations in 2008 with little ability on the part of working Americans to get work and recover--and no welfare, either. And, thanks to morphing into the Party of Third Way "electible" candidates, we sustained historic losses in Congress and on state and local levels in 2010 and 2014. That was soooo not a good trade off for the Oval Office--but then again big business needed the Oval Office for TPP. Thanks for sharing!
As far as fighting for labor, Trumka would beg to differ with you. He announced some time ago that he's had a snootful of this sh*t. Formation of the Working Families Party wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement of your view that Democrats were fighting hard for labor. And we did hold strong majorities in both houses Congress from January 2007 through January 2011 without even trying to pass EFCA.
But thanks for sharing.
Meanwhile, yours is another screen name that sometimes posts nearly unintelligibly and sometimes in clear, complete sentences. It's puzzling!